How much does a regulation badminton shuttlecock weigh?
Regulation badminton shuttlecock weighs about 5 g (0.18 oz).
📎 That's about the weight of 5 paperclips.
At 5 g, it ranks #2 of 26 in Sports (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than Regulation table tennis ball (2.7 g) and lighter than Regulation golf ball (46 g).
This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.
About 5 g of cork and feathers — yet smashed shuttles top 400 km/h, the fastest object in racket sports.
Category: Sports
| Grams | 5 g |
|---|---|
| Kilograms | 0.005 kg |
| Ounces | 0.2 oz |
| Pounds | 0.01 lb |
Source: BWF regulation: 4.74-5.5 g, editorial midpoint 5 g.